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Blood drips down the hand of Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer during the first inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. (Michael Peake/Toronto Sun)

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For the Cleveland Indians, Game 3 of the American League Championship series started as a bloody mess.

Starting pitcher Trevor Bauer, who injured himself last Thursday messing around with one of the 10 drones he owns, left before the bottom of the first was complete.

The cut on the pinky finger of Bauer’s throwing hand could be seen openly bleeding as he faced the top of the Blue Jays batting order. After issuing a second walk in the inning to Blue Jays second baseman Troy Tulowitzki, Jays manager John Gibbons asked home plate umpire Brian Gorman to check out the situation.

After Cleveland counterpart Terry Francona came to the Rogers Centre mound, Bauer was demoted from the game and replaced by reliever Dan Otero.